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There are several characters not included in this comic. Most of them were either featured recently or will be featured soon. I just wanted to touch base with some familiar faces, many who have not been spotted since before the comic went on hiatus!

Lawrence Welk hasn’t been seen around these parts for a long time, and Schwartz would have preferred it stayed that way! Since the character last appeared, LEGO produced a hairpiece that much more resembled the real person, so I used that for his brief appearance here. I wrote a short story based on Welk’s first appearance in SPACE: The Comic. It has received some consideration but is always ultimately rejected. It’s probably just too weird and specfiic. But I keep trying. It makes ME laugh, anyway.

A brick comic maker’s dilemma: Use LEGO for all sets or let your characters mingle among non-brick objects? Aside from the characters, ships, some buildings and occasional other set pieces, I definitely fall in the latter category. I commonly shoot in front of a TV or computer screen (not always successful, but it does add a nice glow). And I really enjoy creating settings out of other household objects, such as my wife’s mermaid blanket and a frisbee in this comic. On one hand, it is a little weird to see brick characters and ships among objects that are from a non-brick-based universe. lol But on the other hand, it does fit the nature of a comic starring toys, and the ways kids play with them around the house – on the kitchen table, on top of a bed, in the backyard, etc. I freely admit that I don’t always take the time to create elaborate sets and instead go for what will allow me to complete the comic in a timely manner. I don’t mind letting expressionism supersede detail or realism. But I’m fond of the look of my pages that ditch the computer/TV screen in favor of a cardboard backdrop of stars and other objects that suggest environment. And of course, the most important thing to me is manipulating the minifigures in ways that convey emotion despite being fairly limited and static. I want it all to feel alive, you know?

In staging this comic, I tried to use a lot of inverse design between the scenes with Schwartz and Galanos, and the scenes with their clones. The base and the background used in the scenes with the originals were both turned upside down for the scenes with the clones. The clones are standing in opposite positions from the original Schwartz and Galanos, and the respective ships of each Galanos are pointed in opposite directions. Just a little thing, but I thought it was neat to do.

This is a comic I pictured in my head for a long time – Schwartz and Galanos involved in parallel but similar events and then they meet up and the stories merge. Hopefully, it shows the similarities and differences between them, and their respective dynamics with their robots.

-Don’t worry, I didn’t spend like $150 on the giant Star Wars Clone Tank just to get Aayla Secura. She’s the $4 keychain with the chain ripped out. They come out with Force if you just yank hard. -Huey Lewis has been following Galanos around since this comic . -And finally, Red shows up! - This is not an official LEGO comic. This is a tribute. —– WWW.SPACETHECOMIC.COMFollow Space: The Comic on TWITTER and FACEBOOK . ALSO CHECK OUT:12 Men Died Making This Strip !

–Sorry for the short break in comics. Took awhile before I could shoot some new pictures. Hope the wait for this one was worth it! –Ronald and Mikey’s Mom was meant to be one of those off-screen characters that gets mentioned a lot but is never seen, like Norm’s wife Vera on Cheers. But this story worked much better with her in the picture and the ice skater minifig was perfect for her character, so I introduced her properly. –Since the comic began, I’ve been using the same minifig for Schwartz. Unfortunately, the gold emblem on his chest began to rub away (a common problem) through hours and hours of shooting. His uniform was becoming noticeably worn. So, I finally gave in and bought Schwartz a new torso! The rest of him is the same old Schwartz, though! You’ll probably still see the faded emblem show up in reused shots, though, continuity be damned! - This is not an official LEGO comic. This is a tribute.